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Table 3 CBO & HCP Survey & Interview Respondent Characteristics

From: Exploring bi-directional and SMS messaging for communications between Public Health Agencies and their stakeholders: a qualitative study

 

CBOs (n = 9)

HCPs (n = 28)

Urban (n = 28)

5 (17.9 %)

23 (82.1 %)

Rural (n = 9)

4 (44.4 %)

5 (55.6 %)

A. How public health messages/information are received in the workplace*, †

 

PH listserv

Work listserv

Phone

Fax

Colleague

(Social) Media

In-person

Other

CBOs (n = 9)

8

0

2

2

2

3

1

0

HCPs (n = 28)

28

8

1

4

6

6

2

1

Urban (n = 28)

27

7

1

1

8

8

1

1

Rural (n = 9)

9

1

2

5

0

1

2

0

B. Do you pass on the PH messages/information you receive in your workplace?*

 

Yes (N, %)

No or Did not Discuss (N, %)

CBOs (n = 9)

9 (100 %)

0

HCPs (n = 28)

16 (57.1 %)

12 (42.9 %)

Urban (n = 28)

18 (64.3 %)

10 (35.7 %)

Rural (n = 9)

7 (77.8 %)

2 (22.2 %)

C. How and to whom public health messages/information passed on in your workplace?*, †

 

Email

Co-workers

Colleagues outside work

in-person

(social) media

Patients/constituents

Phone

CBOs (n = 9)

4

7

8

2

3

4

1

HCPs (n = 16)

11

14

7

6

6

7

0

Urban (n = 18)

13

14

10

7

6

8

1

Rural (n = 7)

2

7

5

1

3

3

0

D. If SMS is used in your workplace, how it is used*, †

 

Communications with colleagues

Communications with patients/constituents

Mass employer communications

Do not use SMS in the workplace (N, %)

CBOs (n = 9)

3

2

1

4 (44.4 %)

HCPs (n = 28)

10

1

3

13 (46.4 %)

Urban (n = 28)

9

2

2

13 (46.4 %)

Rural (n = 9)

4

1

2

4 (44.4 %)

  1. *Combined responses from interview (n = 17) and survey (n = 20) participants [missing, n = 0]
  2. †Multiple answers possible